Monday, September 17, 2012

What
would you do if you could see your future? Would you accept it or would you
change it?

Mariah
Davis loves animals, running, and her hunk of a boyfriend, Kevin Creamer.
Everything looks bright for her until the day she finds a pair of sunglasses
that allow her to see the future.

When
she glimpses a disaster looming, she tries to avoid it but fails. She has a car
accident that lands her in a wheelchair, smashing her hopes for a running scholarship
to the veterinary program at Ohio State University. She pushes Kevin away,
thinking he’ll want to end their relationship now that she can’t walk.

Will
she ever learn to trust and love again? She could search for an answer in the
sunglasses. But she’s afraid what they reveal might destroy her.

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Suzanne
Lilly is a writer at night and a teacher by day, which is why she’s known
online as the TeacherWriter. Her articles and stories have appeared in numerous
places online and in print. She writes light romance, young adult, and middle
grade novels. When not busy with words, she enjoys swimming, hiking, reading,
fine arts, and cooking. She lives in California with her family and furry
friends and has yet to feel an earthquake.

You can follow her on
Twitter as @suzannelilly, visit her blog
at http://www.teacherwriter.net,
or her author website at http://www.suzannelilly.com.

Mariah
scooted closer to the inside of the booth to read the digital display. As she
slid across the red vinyl seat, something poked into her thigh.

“Hey,
somebody left a pair sunglasses here.” She picked them up, rubbing her leg
where the frame had left a dent in her skin.

“Those are
nice,” Hayley commented between fries.

“These aren’t
random sunglasses. These are Dita Aviators.” Mariah turned them over, checking
the thin metal frame to make sure she hadn’t bent it. She held them up to the
overhead light. The lenses were clean and unscratched. “Plus, they’re like
brand new.”

“Let me see
them.” Hayley took the glasses out of her friend’s hands and started to put
them on.

“Give them
back,” Mariah told her. “Your hands are all greasy and cheesy. Not to mention
saliva-y.”

Hayley
laughed and handed the aviators back across the table to Mariah. “When I have
clean hands, I’ll try them on. They’ll look good on me.”

“You think?
How do they look on me?” She put them on and a warm tingle of fun washed
through her veins.

My Review~Cover ~I love the cover. I think the slotted sunglasses that show her future are really cool and intriguing. It is really great how it goes a long with the story.Thoughts and Opinions~I really loved this story. I had never read a story like this before but really enjoyed the idea of it. I honestly don't know what I would do if I was in Mariah's place! But I think this was a great read and you should definitely check it outGuest Post~ From Suzanne LilyHere is the question that I asked Suzanne

Topic: I would
love to ask her the same question her character has to deal with. What would she
do if she saw her own future?

Thank you for hosting me on your blog today. What an
interesting question!

As a matter of fact, I’ve faced that situation before. As I
mentioned in other blog posts, I often get little inklings of things to come.
When I was younger, if I didn’t like what I saw, I’d deny that it was ever
going to happen.

One example that sticks clearly in my mind happened shortly
after my first child was born. I was very young, and my friend and I were
looking at baby strollers together. She made the comment to me, “At least when
your daughter is grown, you’ll still be young and able to do all the things you
want to do, such as travel.”

My premonitions often come to me as thoughts that pop into
my head. As she said this, a thought came into my mind. “No, I won’t be able to
do everything, because I’m going to have
another baby when she’s about fifteen.”

I argued with myself, “No way! I would never have another
child when my other one is a teenager. Who would do that?”

I think you can guess the ending to that story. My first
marriage ended when my daughter was ten. I married a man who wanted more
children, and sure enough, I had a baby when my daughter was almost fifteen. I
realized then the truth in the old saying, “Que será, será.” What will be, will be.

Now my children are all grown, and I feel incredibly blessed
to have each of them in my lives.

I’d like to pose the same question to the readers. What
would you do if you could see your own future? I’d love to read your thoughts.

Giveaway~~~

Suzanne will be awarding pair of designer sunglasses to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour (US/Canada only).

Sometimes I get good feelings about things. For instance, I might see a job advertised and just know without a shadow of a doubt that I'll get that job. It doesn't always happen. In fact, more times than not it doesn't. But I love that anxious, nervous, hopeful, tummy-tingling feeling I get. I think if I could actually see my own future I'd miss dreaming of the possibilities.

What a neat premise! Shades of the Future sounds like the kind of novel both myself and my daughter would enjoy reading. Plus, it's nice to hear that the book's main character loves animals <3

Anyway, again - cool concept with the sunglasses.

In answer to the question, - a heartfelt YES! Even though I should know better, I'd love to be able to see my future. It would be ten *shades* of amazing, and I'd also be extremely curious as to how the future would ultimately play out in terms of probabilities. ;D